Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters. 

​Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.  

The Assam Assembly has passed the Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, banning polygamous marriages across most of the state and imposing penalties for violations. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated the law is not against Islam and aims to promote true Islamic practices. The bill excludes Sixth Schedule areas and Scheduled Tribes.

Even after the Supreme Court empowered CAQM to take “any proactive measure” to curb pollution, it rolled back restrictions under Graded Response Action Plan from Stage III to II